Polishing bag



Ja n. s, 1935. c, Q, 1,987,130

POLISHING BAG Filed March 26. 1954 lnvenior Patented Jan. s, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application March 26,

2 Claims.

My invention relates generally to a polishing bag for cleaning and polishing surfaces, and an important object of my invention .is to provide new and novel construction in polishing bags 5 and a novel polishingmaterial filler therefor, by

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 5 generally designates the embodiment which is composed of the cloth container portion which is sewed as indicated at '7 on three sides and unsewed at the fourth side 8 where is located a handle 9. The bag contains a quantity of cal- 4 cium carbonate as indicated by the numeral 10,

the calcium carbonate being of a fineness to pass a 325 mesh screen, so as to test between 96 and 97 percent devoid of grit.

The bag 6 is formed of a single sheet of cotton sheeting, napped only on one side, and dyed in some suitable color such as the color of chamois- The cotton sheeting 12 is folded into the. form of a bag with the nap 13 on the outside. The bag is sewed as indicated at 7 on three sides after folding to form the end 8, and is not sewed on the .end -8. The thread with which the sewing is done is carried over away from the cloth from one side.

to the-other of the bag at the end 8 to the hanger or handle 9. f

To use the polishing bag of my invention to provide clean and polish a-surfacepthe bag is ordinarily thoroughly wet. It is then worked between the fingers until the calcium carbonate comes through the cloth. The surplus water is then squeezed from the bag and the bag then applied over only a part of the surface to be cleaned and polished. The material thus transferred to the surface to be cleaned and polished is not permitted to dry, but the surface is wiped ofi at once with a cleandry soft cloth.

In, cleaning glass and the like surfaces it is not necessary to cover the entire surface with the mat'erial'exuding from the bag but satisfactory work may be done by making a large X or some other convenient mark with the bag on the sur-- face of the glass, and "while the X is still wet,

the surface of the glass is wiped with a dry cloth over the entire surface. d

After use the bag can be hung up by the handle 1934, Serial No. 717,518

or hanger 9, which is a convenient and clean method of drying the bag. The bag will harden, but when it is desired to use the same again the bag is simply, again wetted, and the bag can be used until it is empty of calcium carbonate.

The bag of the invention is useful and efficient in cleaning and polishing without injury, gold, silver, nickel, brass, pewter, aluminum, chromium, glass, porcelain, enamelware, jewelry, cutlery, tile and the like.

A use of the bag of the invention'leaves no dust after the polishing operation and the polish imparted is bright and lasting. It will be found,- for instance, that when the windshield of an automobile has been polished with the bag of my invention, the windshield softens the effects of approaching headlights.

hile the bag is new and clean it may be used to whiten and clean white shoes. For cleaning soft unfinished leathers such as buck, suede, and the like, the bag is used dry and the calcium carbonate dusted on the surface from the bag. For cleaning finished white leathers, the bag is used wet and applied to the surface and the exuded material left on to dry and later wiped ofi'.

Although I have shown and described herein a preferred embodiment of my invention it is to be definitely understood that I do not desire to.

limit the application of' the invention thereto, and any change or changes may be made in material and structure and arrangement-of parts, within-the spirit of the invention and the scope of the subjoined claims.

What is claimed is:--

1. A polishing bag of the character described comprising a sheet of cloth folded substantially at its middle so as to provide a closed end, and freeside edges and free end edges, thread sewed through the related side edges and end edges and connecting these edges so as to form a closed bag, the thread being carried outwardly from the unsewed end of the bag from opposite ends thereof and forming a hanger for the bag.

2. A polishing'bag adapted to contain a quan tity of detergent material, said bag comprising a sheet of porous fabric material folded approximately at its middle thereby forming a pair of superposed sides, thread sewed through and along the resulting adjacent free side edges and end edges of said s ides thereby forming a closed bag, the thread being unsewed in the remaining end of the bag and lying away from said remaining end of the bag andextending between and con-.

nected to the portions of the sewed thread adjacent the opposite ends of said remaining end of the bag so as to constitute a handle for the has.

' CHARLES SHAPERO. 

